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63 Bible Verses About Work or Employment
Think about how humility and gratitude should really mark our lives, you know? It's like acknowledging God's goodness in everything. When we strive for excellence and do things the right way, we honor Him and open ourselves up to His blessings.
So, whatever you're working on, remember who it's ultimately for. With faith and obedience, you'll see God's plan unfold in your life. It's pretty amazing when you think about it.
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
and whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: But he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But of every one that is hasty only to want.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Prepare thy work without, And make it fit for thyself in the field; And afterwards build thine house.
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: But he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:Which having no guide, Overseer, or ruler,Provideth her meat in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;that ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.For every man shall bear his own burden.
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two.But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding.In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.
Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; That walketh in his ways.For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
The desire of the slothful killeth him; For his hands refuse to labour.He coveteth greedily all the day long: But the righteous giveth and spareth not.
A little that a righteous man hath is better Than the riches of many wicked.For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: But the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,to devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,and in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.